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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.
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Job Summary:
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The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time Instructional Support Associate / Speech Pathologist Fellow. The successful candidate will:
- Provide examination and treatment services to patients having dysphagia, dysarthria, cognitive communication disorders.
- Evaluate and treat patients referred for skilled speech therapy in acute care and acute rehabilitation setting, according to the department’s standard of care.
- Establish treatment goals and create plan of care to attain established goals.
- Provide appropriate education to patient and family alike. Provides instruction to the patient, family members and other health care professionals involved in the care of the patient.
- Participate in interdisciplinary rounds and huddles; consults with IDT regarding patient care.
- Evaluate and submit requests for durable medical equipment and adaptive assistive devices, orthotics, and prosthetic needs.
- Complete and submit all required patient documentation and billing in electronic medical record and related patient care paperwork.
- Maintain department productivity standards and procedures.
- Manage patient assignment lists, billing, and treatment related records.
- Coordinates, participate, and provide department onboarding/orientation, departmental/interdepartmental in-services, and other professional development activities.
- Provides supervision to rehabilitation aide and volunteers.
- Adhere to all compliance regulations, licensure requirements, and federal and state regulations.
- Be a role model of professionalism; model the WE CARE values of the institution.
- Demonstrate flexibility as the duties and responsibilities are not limited to the above position description; perform other job related duties as needed and/or as business need demands.
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Executive Order:
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Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.
Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at ada@downstate.edu
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